Evangelical Groundhog Day: The ‘Times’ Identifies the ‘Religious Fervor in the American Right’ — Around Four Decades Late
In autumn 1980, I was a senior at a Christian college in California taking a…
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The Evangelical Abortion Myth: An Excerpt from ‘Bad Faith’
The Religious Right’s most cherished and durable myth is its myth of origins. According to…
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The Tense History Behind Jimmy Carter’s Liberty U. Commencement Address
Last year Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Jerry…
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How to Talk to a Trump Evangelical at Christmas
Many Americans remain discouraged or angry about the presidential election. Those gathering around the tree this holiday season with evangelical family may feel particularly bewildered.
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Will “Religious Freedom” Be the Issue That Finally Unites the Religious Right?
It is by now widely accepted that the second half of the 20th century witnessed…
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Howard Phillips, Founding Father of Religious Right, Has Died
It’s hard to overstate Phillips’ influence on today’s religiously-inflected conservatism.
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The Not-So-Lofty Origins of the Evangelical Pro-Life Movement
As the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade passed, evangelical leaders marked the occasion with histories of how their community took up the anti-abortion cause.
Read MoreVoters Don’t Care About Religion? It’s Not That Simple
A lesson in religion reporting.
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No Henpecked Men Here:
The Black-Robed Regiment Before Beck
The Patriot movement that thinks Beck is a tool of the GOP.
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